Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-07

blocks. The ends of the bed are boarded
up and all holes and cracks stuffed with
straw. No further care is needed. The
0andelions will be ready for market be-
lore the outdoor ones are started.
Among the especially interesting and
substantially valuable exhibits in the line
OF farm products OF the late Texas State
ialr, was half bushel of corn developed
and raised by. Mr.. JEFF Welborn OF We'll
born Bros, New Boston, Bowie county,
Texas. The cob is ~ inches in dame
Ter, It's length 10 inches. There were 40
rows OF grains ON the ear (and what is
most remarkably the grain is seven
elghths OF an inch long. This corn shells
one quart to the cob. The Welborn Bros.
gathered this (very dry year 800 bushels
from 10 acres, an average Of 80 bushels to
! the acre, and this with only eight fur
rows to the row. This corn, which he has
named jeff Welborn's Conscience" he
states natures two weeks earlier than
nrm, but not flinty. Messrs. Welborns'
orn attracted much attention, and so
umerous were the applicants for few
grams that the exhibitor was forced to
Withdraw it from exhibit. 1t was award
ed both first and second premiums, the
nfst belng splendid wagon (otiered by
the Heating Machine and Implement
company, the second $40 worth Of nur-
sery stock.
One reason why the price of pork varies
so rapidly in response to a full corn crop
is because no kind Of farm stock can be
multiplied so often as the hog. A good
breeding sow of mature age can be bred
Ihree times within year, and at the end
OF the first twelve months the SOW pigs OF
the f1rst litter may be and usually are set
10 breeding. Allowing eight pigs to
litter, which is fair number tor good
sow, the original one VIII have increased
to twenty-five at the end OF the first year.
Young sows will not give so many pigs,
but by the time the first litter drop their
young the second litter of sows Will be
ready to breed, and there may be another
litter of pigs from the original parent Of
the entire stock. Ii the sow ever grows
too old to breed nobody has learned how
old that is, though they commonly become
ugly or mischievous after they are three
or four years of age. 1t is evident that
with plenty of feed and winters mild
enough not to interfere with breeding,
there is scarcely any limit to the increase
which may soon be made from hogs, pro-
yided the price of pork shows any profit
in the business.
In their annual report just issued the
Massachusetts Cattle Commissioners
MAKE IHS lOlIOWlnR report Vi IL case vi
excessive feeding of corn ensIlage, which
came under their charge: lit may not be
beyond the limits Of our duty, and may
result in some good, if We here make
mention of a disease which made it's ap-
pearance in Metheun, causing the death
of several animals and leading the COM
munity to fear the pres ence of conJagion.
A post-mOrtem disclosed the fact of in
tense Inflammation OF the stomach and
bowels, and indicated the presence of
mineral poison. A portion OF a stomach
and its contents was sent to Prof. G0ess-
mann, at the Mdssachusetts Experiment
Station. with the information That the
feed of the Animal had been meal and 80
pounds of ensilage day, and with the
request that he would test tor mineral
irrltants. In due time Prof. Goessmann
reported: we have carefully tested your
samples of contents tof stomach and OF
corn ensilage. The contents OF the stom-
ach are free from any metallic poison,
and the corn eDsilage -contaIns no extra.
Ordinary amount of acid. Corn ensilage
ought not to De led in such large quanti-
ties; 80 to 40 pounds per day. with hay
and grain or shorts. give the best results.
so far as the flow of milk and the general
good condition OF the cows are con-
ceTned.'" The report indicated clearly
that the mucus Inflammation was caused
by the acid in the large quantity of the
ensilage fed, and lessening the amount
the trouble disappeared.